Description
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive, season-by-season analysis of the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire, this book explicates the complex narrative arc of the entire series and its sweeping vision of institutional failure in the postindustrial United States.
Trade Review[A] smart, engaging book-length examination . . . . Stanley Corkin, in his deep analysis, approaches David Simon’s masterful series from a media studies perspective without losing any of the sociological focus. * Film International *
Despite
The Wire’s run on HBO ending in 2008, many of the themes and topics examined are still relevant today. . .
Connecting the Wire provides a comprehensive resource for utilizing the HBO series as a device for further geographic, sociological, and media studies research and discussions. Whether a loyal viewer of the series while it aired, or someone only vaguely familiar with the show (which can easily still be binged watched today), Corkin’s treatment of the television show provides depth, insight and context for what the back cover touts as “critically acclaimed as one of the best television shows ever produced." * Popular Culture Studies Journal *
A careful analysis of the popular HBO television series
The Wire...
Connecting the Wire is an important read for…scholars of race, poverty and urban inequality. Corkin works to analyze The Wire in the context of some of the important discussions about deindustrialization and urban decline.
Connecting the Wire is also an important tool or those who teach in this area. * Ethnic and Racial Studies *
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One. Season 1: Drugs, Race, and the Structures of Social Immobility
- Two. Season 2: The Wire, the Waterfront, and the Ravages of Neoliberalism
- Three. Season 3: Drugs, Space, and Redevelopment
- Four. Season 4: A Neoliberal Education: Space, Knowledge, and Schooling
- Five. Season 5: The Demise of the Public Sphere—News, Lies, and Policing
- Conclusion: The Wire and the New Dawn (Maybe)
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
